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T-Mobile is offering up two 4G LTE enabled Android tablets through Wal-Mart. One of the devices, the Apollo Brands Trio AXS tablet is available beginning today, and the HP Slate 7HD will land at Wal-Mart in June. Not only are the two tablets value priced, but T-Mobile will throw in 200MB of data for free,…
Motorola’s Moto E was rooted over the weekend, according to XDA Developers. Motorola’s budget device, which ships with Android 4.4 KitKat, an unlocked bootloader and a minimal amount of bloatware can now be rooted by way of an unofficial TWRP recovery. Now Moto E owners can install custom ROMs just by performing a few steps. Ready…
If you’ve been looking for a Samsung Galaxy S5 off-contract, today is your day. Boost and Virgin Mobile are now offering Sammy’s powerhouse smartphone for $599 off-contract. It’s the same GS5 we know and love, just without the monthly payments. The GS5 rocks a 5.1 inch screen, a Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM and…
Verizon has begun rolling out XLTE to various markets around the U.S., delivering twice the data bandwidth of the company’s already fast LTE to compatible devices. XLTE is the culmination of various network improvements Verizon has made over the last year, utilizing Verizon’s newly acquired AWS spectrum to boost data speeds to compatible devices. Verizon…
On the heels of Leap Wireless’ acquisition by AT&T, we have the new Cricket Wireless launching, offering unlimited plans starting at $35 month after $5 Auto Pay credit, and loyalty program, all with no annual contract. Because AT&T is the new boss, Cricket users can now access one of the nation’s largest 4G LTE networks…
We’ve all heard rumors suggesting that the next iPhone will come with a bigger screen. In fact, it is said that Apple is preparing two different iPhone variants, one with a 4.7-inch and another with 5.5-inch display. According to 9to5Mac, this extra screen estate will also require better, higher-res panels which will likely have resolution…
BlackBerry released the latest version of its SDK which bumps the Android runtime support up from API Level 17 to API level 18. This means support for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean that also includes some additional features and enhances integration with the operating system. Most notable change comes in the form of support for Bluetooth…
HTC has started rolling out Sense 6.0 update for some HTC One M7 variants in the U.S. AndroidAuthority is reporting. The Taiwanese company’s product manager Leigh Momii revealed that the update will start with owners of the unlocked and Developer Edition devices, with carrier-specific models likely to follow shortly afterwards. The 668MB-heavy download will bring…
HTC seems eager to launch a number of different One variants this year. Aside from the “regular” One M8 and One Mini 2, we may also the Maxi variant as well as few models made out of plastic. One such device could be the newly leaked HTC One Remix, which was brought to our attention…
Roughly a month ago we’ve told you that Samsung is working on a biggest yet member of the Galaxy Mega family. The upcoming 7-inch model marked as SM-T2558 may be heading to South Korea where it will be known as Galaxy W. A leaked brochure caught by the savvy folks of SamMobile suggests this everything-but-portable…